Fireless-cooker.



' J. E. SHEAPFER.

FIRELESS COOKER. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 4, 1911.

1,014,911. Patented Jan;16,1912.

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JOHN E. SHEAFFER, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, ASSIGNOR r0:

SHEAFFER-MARION COMPANY, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, A CORPORA;

TION or SOUTH DAKOTA.

FIRE-LESS COOKER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed lliebruarg 4, 1911; Serial No. 606,555.

pot with the Walls of the receptacle placed therein the principal object of retaining the heat has been destroyed, the heat of the pot being transmitted to "the walls of the re ceptacle and from the latter to the non-heat conducting material.

' It is an object of the present invention to remove to a great extent this objection, preventing the rapid absorption of the heat by providing means whereby only small portions of the receptacle are in contact with the walls of the pot'container.

In the drawing, forming a portion of this specification and in which like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views :-F igure 1 is a vertical section through my improved fireless cooker. Fig. 2 1s a vertical section therethrough taken on line 22 of Fig.1. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section on line 3-3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a sectional perspective View of a portion of the cooking vessel and the cooking vessel container showmg the latch for supporting the cooking vessel in the container.

My improved fireless cooker comprises an inner casing 8 and an outer casing 1 braced exteriorly by the end bars 2 and the side \t' aibafs 3, the said side and end bars being suitably secured to the walls of the casing 1,

as is obvious. t The bottom brace members 4 are secured to the underside of the bottom of the casing member and are embraced by the depending portions 5 of the end and side walls of the casing. The said members 4 have mounted thereon suitable supporting casters 6 of any Well known construction. A top member 7 wholly closes the upper end of the space between the casings 1' and 8. The inner casing 8 forms a pot container. Each containcris identically constructed, be-

' ing spaced throughout from the walls of the casing l and being wholly surrounded by' non-heat conducting material 10 which may I be mineral wool, wood fiber. or both, or any suitable material which may be found best PatentedJan.16,1912.

adapted for the purpose of thoroughly insu-- lating the walls of the pot-containersfrom' the walls of the casing 1. Each container is preferably provided at its up er open end with a continuous supporting ange l1 and beneath the flange the receptacle isprovided with a circular clamping member 12, preferably of angle iron construction, bein provided with a horizontal flange 13 whic is disposed directly beneath the flange 11 and connected therewith b means of rivets 1 1 or other suitable fastening devices. .The flanges 11 and 13 embrace the top 7 so as to securely hold the pot-container suspended therefrom. A closure 15' is designed to cover the casing 1, and as illustrated, the

top 7 of the casing is offset upwardly, as at 16, and formed to provide a relativel small contacting and supporting flange or the closure. This construction alsoiiolds the closure securely ,out of contact with the? member 7 and with the closures. 18 of the pot-containers.

The closure 18 of each container preferably embodies upper and lower'. substantially disk-like members 19 and 20 which are connected with each other by a continuous circular flange 21, the space bettween the members 18 and 19- being filled with non-heat conducting material 22. I

\Vith a View of holding the cooking receptacle substantially wholly out of contact with the walls of the pot-container, I pro: vide the container near the upper end thereof with an inwardly presented continuous supporting head 23. The cooking receptacle 24 vertical side walls 25 and a horizontal bottom 26. A cover 27 is removably fitted to the upper open end of the receptacle and it tively small or narrow, being adapted to contact with the supporting head 23 so as to hold the'cooking receptacle securely suspended within the containenwith its walls substantially wholly spaced therefrom.

To hold the walls ofthe casing 1 against shown to the right in Fig. '1 is provided with expaiision' underswelling of the material 10, I provide transversely extending horizontally disposed brace members 31. These mei'nhers are formed at their ends to provide attachingears 32 which are secured to the side walls of the casing by means of suitable fastening devices 33. As an additional means guarding against separation or expansionof'the walls of the casing under expansion o'f'the material 10,1 provide near the to rot the casing similar transversely disposedbracc's 3-1. These braces are arranged directly beneath the top member 7 of the casing and they operate to prevent sagging of the top member under the weight ofa pot whenfil'laccd in t'h'econtainer.

, On reference to the figures of the drawv, ing, it will he observed that when the pot or cooking receptacle 24 is ope atively posisurrounding the receptacle, consequently allowing for a thorough distribution of the heat at all. points in' the cooking vessel sun portingreceptacle. .l claiing 1. A cooker,ofathe'elass described-coinprising, an insulated cooking vessel container. a closure therefor. a continuous sup This construction is such that porting bead stamped from the walls of the container and extending horizontally there;- into, a cooking vessel removablv'mounted-in the em tainer, a'closure therefor, and means on the vessel having clamping engagementwith the closure therefor and .having' engagement with the head of the vessel con tainer so as tojhold the Walls of the vessel spaced from thefwalls of the container.- v

2.1K cooker of the class described com-- prising an insulated cooking vessel container,a closure therefor, the said container having an inwardlyeXtending supporting portion disposed horizontally and locatedhetween the ends of the container, a cooking vessel reinovahly mounted in the container,

and movable devices on the vessel having en- ,e a'geinent with the supporting'memberlof the vessel container to hold thewalls of the vessel spaced throughout froin t-he wallsoff f i ofthe classydescrlbed c01nthe emitainer.

3. A cooker prising an insulated cooking vessel @11 tamer, a closure therefor, a supporting. element extending into the container, a cook-.

ing vessel removablg mounted in the con tainer', a cover for t e devices carried by the vessel and having cl ampihg engageinent with the cover of the vessel and engaging the su porting element of the container to hold t e upper end of vessel, and clamping the toss-e1 spaced from the supportingeleinent.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses. I

JQHN E. SHFAFFER.

"Witnesses: i

Bnix ns'r'r JUNE-l3, JAMES A. Korean. 

